Gordon, Greinke lead KC By John Peak / MLB.com
Alex Gordon hit his first career home run in the sixth-inning against Toronto starter Josh Towers, while Zack Greinke pitched six solid innings in the win. Greinke struck out five, walked none and only gave up one run, as he notched his first victory this season.
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Royals 6, Blue Jays 3
Zack Greinke was solid for a second consecutive start, picking up his first win. (Aaron Harris/AP)
Comeback too late for Jays By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Josh Towers, coming off a year that he would rather forget, made his first start of the year. He allowed three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings while striking out six. Gregg Zaun's two-run home run started a comeback for Toronto, but wasn't enough for the win.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 10, 2007
Kansas City 6, Toronto 3
Today's Boxes 4/10/07
BOS 14, SEA 3
HOU 4, CHC 2
CLE 7, LAA 6
DET 3, BAL 1
MIL 3, FLA 2
STL 3, PIT 2
ATL 8, WSH 0
TEX 12, TB 9
NYY 10, MIN 1
ARI 5, CIN 4
OAK 2, CWS 1
SF 6, SD 5
LAD 2, COL 1
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Standings thru 4/10/07 | Gameday | Royals Stats | Blue Jays Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .375
Grudzielanek , 2B5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .214
Teahen , RF5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .217
Sweeney , DH3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .200
Gordon , 3B4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .077
Brown , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .130
Shealy , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .130
LaRue , C4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .154
Pena , SS4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .276
Totals 38 6 12 6 0 10 16
BATTING 2B : LaRue (2, Towers), Grudzielanek (2, Marcum).3B : DeJesus (1, Towers), Pena (4, Towers).HR : Gordon (1, 6th inning off Towers, 1 on, 0 out).TB : DeJesus 5; Grudzielanek 4; Gordon 4; Brown; Shealy; LaRue 2; Pena 4.RBI : Sweeney (1), Grudzielanek (6), Gordon 2 (2), Pena (3), DeJesus (3).2-out RBI : Pena; DeJesus.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena; Teahen 2.SF : Sweeney.GIDP : LaRue; Shealy.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Pena (1, 2nd base off Towers/Phillips).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rios , RF4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .323
Overbay , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226
Wells , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .321
Thomas , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259
Glaus , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Stairs , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Hill , 2B4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Smith , SS4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333
Phillips , C2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .600
a-Zaun , PH-C 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 9 14
BATTING 2B : Rios (2, Greinke), Smith (1, Greinke), Wells (3, Greinke), Hill (4, Peralta).HR : Zaun (1, 7th inning off Peralta, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Rios 3; Wells 2; Stairs; Hill 2; Smith 2; Phillips; Zaun 4.RBI : Rios (3), Zaun 2 (6).2-out RBI : Rios.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Thomas; Overbay; Stairs.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Wells (1, missed catch), Hill (3, throw), Glaus (1, throw), Smith (1, fielding).DP : 2 (Glaus-Hill-Overbay, Smith-Hill-Overbay).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Greinke (W, 1-1)6.0 6 1 1 0 5 0 1.38
Peralta 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.76
Soria (S, 1)2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Towers (L, 0-1)5.2 10 6 3 0 6 1 4.76
Downs 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Marcum 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.26
Pitches-strikes : Greinke 98-64, Peralta 16-11, Soria 25-16, Towers 83-63, Downs 20-13, Marcum 20-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Greinke 6-7, Peralta 0-2, Soria 0-3, Towers 5-6, Downs 0-2, Marcum 3-1.Batters faced : Greinke 24, Peralta 5, Soria 6, Towers 27, Downs 5, Marcum 7.Inherited runners-scored : Downs 1-1.Umpires : HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Paul Nauert.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:36.Att : 22,106.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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